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BWS 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 110 and AMST 110
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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BWS 180 - Pre-Colonial Africa 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 180
Prerequisite(s): This course is not open to juniors and seniors without consent of the department.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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BWS 200 - African and African-American Thought 3 hours
Listed also as PHIL 200 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in philosophy.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 201 - Ghana: A Gateway to Africa 1-3 hours
Students will learn about Africa and the West African country of Ghana during class sessions and orientations on campus. They will then travel to various sites in Ghana.
Listed also as STA 200
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 202 - Ethics in World Politics: USA and Africa 3 hours
Listed also as PHIL 202 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in philosophy.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 203 - Black Cultures in Africa, the USA, and the Caribbean 3 hours
The Negroid culture is prevalent in Africa, the Caribbean and the USA. This is seen, experienced, and practiced in music and dance styles, in fashion and dress codes, in verbal and sign conversation and communication, in annual festivals and marriages and burial ceremonies and celebrations, based on seasons, gender, age group and class culture.
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BWS 205 - Race and Race Relations in the U.S. 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 203
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 206 - West African Antecedents/Afro-Atlantic World 3 hours
This course explores historical, theoretical, and methodological analysis of West African antecedents (Bakongo, Yoruba, and Akan) in the Afro-Atlantic world from the 15th through the 20th centuries. Selected themes of indigenous culture (e.g., oral tradition, indigenous belief, ritual arts, and symbols) will be used in conjunction with historical evidence (e.g., travelogues, letters, and academic, religious, economic, and/or political documentation) to assess the validity of (Bakongo, Yoruba, and Akan) antecedents in the Americas. Themes of identity, cultural adaptability, modernity, power, and resistance will be central.
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BWS 207 - Introduction to American Studies 3 hours
Listed also as AMST 200
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 209 - Being Black in America: A Philosophical Appraisal 3 hours
Listed also as PHIL 209
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 211 - Diasporas and Diversity 3 hours
Diaspora, the migration and settlement of people from their homeland to other countries, has been taking place from ancient times. Huge population movements in world history have had tremendous effects on diversity within nations. This course will examine the relationship between diaspora and racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity in the United States and other societies, including the Jewish experience; empire, diaspora and diversity; the Europeanization of the Americas; African and African American diaspora; dimensions of the Asian diaspora; victim, labor, and business diasporas; and the role of globalization in cultural diversity.
Listed also as SOC 211
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies
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BWS 212 - Caribbean Dialectology 3 hours
This course examines the socio-historical background and development of Caribbean languages, and their dialects as well as descriptions and analyses of contemporary Caribbean language structures. Theories such as the Caribbean continuum will be considered. Students will examine indigenous, creole, and immigrant languages. A variety of primary sources will be examined and analyzed.
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BWS 216 - American Political Thought 3 hours
Listed also as POSC 215 and AMST 215 .
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 217 - Caribbean History: Columbus to Castro 3 hours
This course will focus on Caribbean history from 1492 to1963, “Columbus to Castro.” We will emphasize the following historical themes: Columbian “encounter,” European conquest and colonization, slavery and resistance, social and cultural transformation. Focusing on the anglophone and francophone Caribbean, Afro-Atlantic connections via the civil rights movement in the United States and the nationalist and independence struggles in Africa and the Caribbean will be discussed. Ultimately, we will investigate Caribbean contributions to Atlantic cultural expression and identity, nation building, modernity, and globalization.
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BWS 220 - Writing in Africa and the African Diaspora 3 hours
Students in this course will develop knowledge and understanding of the lived experience of African people by exploring a selection of writings (novels, poems, short stories) by African authors. Classic works of African literature will expose class members to the challenges that Africans faced during the colonial period and will provide insight into post-colonial realities. Writers from the African diaspora (United States, Caribbean) whose works give expression to the African experience in the “New World” will likewise be discussed.
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BWS 221 - Literature of the African Diaspora 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 221
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 222 - Black Women Writers 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 222 and SWG 222
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 223 - African-American Popular Culture 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 223
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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BWS 225 - Critical Race Theory 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 225
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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BWS 226 - A Cosmos of Color 3 hours
Listed also as CHEM 225
Prerequisite(s): One year of high school chemistry.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in natural sciences.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 227 - History of Pan-Africanism 3 hours
The purpose of this entry-level course is to introduce students the general history of Pan- Africanism by emphasizing the global links and interactions among members of the African diaspora (Africa, United States, and the Caribbean) from the 1900s to the present. No prior knowledge of African, Caribbean or African- American history will be required before taking this course. The overriding themes of the course will include, but not limited to, the significance of Pan-Africanism, the Pan-African congress, Garveyism, and the Black transnational practices. Race, gender, religion, ethnicity, and age will be among the categories of historical analysis in the course.
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BWS 228 - World Literature 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 230
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 230 - African Women and Politics 3 hours
This course explores the impact of politics and socio-cultural changes on the lives and struggles of women in Africa. It also evaluates women’s contributions in politics, social development, and nation building, particularly during the past century, and how the women have attempted to shape these transformations. As part of the discourse, we will study the beginning of political/gender activism by African women in different contexts and the implications of this for contemporary state/civil society relations on the continent.
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BWS 231 - Conflicts and Conflict Resolution in Africa 3 hours
The primary purpose of the course is to sharpen student’s analytical and critical thinking skills in comprehending the complex challenges of conflict and conflict resolution in Africa. Students will understand the historical causes of African conflicts, the nexus between conflict, democracy, and development, as well as the role of women in the crucial task of conflict mediation, management, and transformation in the continent.
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BWS 232 - Global Terrorism 3 hours
This course examines the concept, history, causes, types, consequences of, and responses to, terrorism across time and space. It analyzes domestic and global dimensions of terrorism embedded in various institutions of society namely political, economic, ideological, religious, and nationalistic terrorism, and the role of the media. How effective are counter-terrorism efforts in the search for a terror- free United States and the world?
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BWS 233 - West African Fiction 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 232
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 234 - Apostles Acting Up: Gender, Race, Prison, and Power in the New Testament 3 hours
Listed also as THEO 224
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 237 - Great Festivals and Holidays in the Black World 3 hours
This course lays the foundation for understanding why and under what circumstances African people celebrate. In other words, there will be an investigation of the African worldview that informs the celebration decisions in the black world. The great cultural festivals of Africa and the diaspora will be fully explored using multimedia. Students can anticipate learning about Akwasidae Festival in Ghana, Osun Festival in Nigeria, the Carnival in Brazil, and much more.
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BWS 238 - Global Inequality 3 hours
Why is there an unequal standard of living among nations? Why is it that the gap between rich and poor nations continues to widen as global prosperity increases? Does globalization exacerbate or ameliorate inequality among nations? This course examines the continuing inequality among nations and the debate that globalization either exacerbates or ameliorates it. We will discuss global inequalities in income; disparities in access to basic needs such as food, shelter, water, healthcare, and education; patterns of uneven urbanization; and unequal participation of countries in the global political, economic and technological system. The relationship between global and domestic inequalities in selected countries will be explored.
Listed also as SOC 238
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social science
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BWS 241 - African-Americans and the Media 3 hours
This course assesses the presentation of African-Americans in the media (popular literature, periodicals, radio, film, TV, and the internet) and the impact of the mass media in the African-American community. Issues of race and ethnicity are integrated with discussions of media responsibility as well as questions of representation and accessibility. The implications of new media technologies to these issues will be a key aspect of our discussion. Students will develop projects that use media to bridge cultural perspectives in an effort to offer varied and innovative approaches to presenting African-American culture and identity in the media.
Listed also as CAS 248 .
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BWS 245 - Multicultural Psychology 3 hours
Listed also as PSYC 245
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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BWS 247 - Amazing Grace: Slavery and Redemption 3 hours
Listed also as THEO 247
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in theology.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 254 - The Black Madonna 3 hours
The recognition and deification of the African female has its roots in prehistory (Paleolithic era). This course will examine the reverence of the African female as evidenced in the rock art of North, East, and South Africa. We will follow the trail of the deified black mother out of Africa and into the Grimaldi art of old Europe, and the carvings and sculptures of India and other Asian destinations. Finally, we will ponder her persistent worship and recognition in many parts of modern-day Europe, with particular attention to the black Madonna phenomenon in France. The course offers insight into the history of African women.
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BWS 264 - Politics in Africa 3 hours
Listed also as POSC 264
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BWS 277 - African-American Religious Experience and Theology 3 hours
Listed also as THEO 277 .
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BWS 279 - Africa’s Culinary Legacy Across the World 3 hours
The Columbian Exchange and the trans-Atlantic slave trade have brought many indigenous African foods and food ways to America and Europe. This course will look into traditional African food ways, which usually involve moon bread (fufu, injera, or mealie meal), which is eaten with a stew. We will also examine how these foods transformed or remained the same in the African diaspora. The literature of African food historian Jessica B. Harris and will be fully utilized. The course will include field trips to a few African eateries in the Chicago area.
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BWS 280 - Discrimination and Society 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 280 .
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BWS 281 - Colonial Africa 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 280 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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BWS 282 - Multicultural Food Patterns 3 hours
Listed also as NUTR 280
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 287 - Contemporary Multiethnic US Literature 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 287
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 288 - African Environmentalism 3 hours
From the earliest records of human civilization in Africa, there is a clear anthropomorphism of nature. All true ecological examinations of Africa must begin at this point. Much of what has been called “fetish” in Africa has to do with the African recognition of the sacred bond and interdependence that humans have with nature. This course will journey through African mythology art and religious symbols to find evidence of nature appreciation and conservation. We will explore the nature conservation practices that African people brought to the Americas during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Lastly we will probe into the current, Afrocentric environmental justice movement in Africa and in the diaspora. The course will cover the life stories of African environment champions like Ken Saro-Wiwa, Wangari Maathai, Benjamin Chavis, Majora Carter, and many others.
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BWS 289 - Introduction to French and Francophone Cinema: From Pictures to Pixels, 1890 to the Present 3 hours
Listed also as FREN 289 , MFL 289 , and CAS 289
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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BWS 290 - US Latino/a Literature 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 289
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 293 - Exploring African, Asian, Middle Eastern, and Indigenous Art 3 hours
Listed also as ARTH 296
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 297 - Postcolonial Literature 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 297
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 298 - African-American Literature 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 298 and AMST 298
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 299 - Community-based Learning 1 hour
Taken in conjunction with a regularly listed black world studies course, this fourth credit-hour option involves community service and multicultural reflection.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and black world studies program director.
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BWS 304 - African-centered Pedagogy 3 hours
Pedagogy-the science of teaching-has an ancient and unique format in African experience. Researchers have found evidence of African pedagogy in the ancient rock paintings of Zimbabwe (Mshaya Mvura Cave). This course will examine the whole-system-based pedagogy that emerged from and is still being implemented in many locations on the continent of Africa. We will search for its retentions in the Diaspora. The lives and teachings of great African teachers (Ptahhotep, Imhotep, Cheikh Anta Diop, Boukman, Mortimer Planno, Malcom X) will be fully explored.
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BWS 311 - Black Spirituality 3 hours
The African worldview has produced a particular set of assumptions about reality. This collective consciousness about reality informs the way African people speak about and interact with seen and unseen elements. The African worldview distinguishes black spirituality from other religious and spiritual traditions. This course will delineate the African world view, and it will make inquiries into the similarities and common themes found in some of the major black spiritual traditions (Vodou, Ifa, Ausarian, Akan, Izangoma, charismatic black churches, and Rastafarian).
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BWS 317 - Non-Western Political Thought 3 hours
Listed also as POSC 317
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BWS 318 - Intercultural Communications 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 321
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 320 - From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Experience from 1619 to 1877 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 320 and AMST 320 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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BWS 321 - From Jim Crow to the White House: The African-American Experience Since 1877 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 319 and AMST 321 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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BWS 350 - Special Topics in Culture and Civilization 3 hours
Listed also as SPAN 350
Prerequisite(s): See SPAN 350 .
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BWS 366-367 - Study in Stellenbosch, South Africa 18 hours
Listed also as STA 366-367
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 380 - Contemporary Africa 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 380 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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BWS 381 - Social Inequality 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 380
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BWS 385 - Critical Theoretical Approaches to Race and Ethnicity 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 385
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 386 - Diversity, Language, and Culture 3 hours
Listed also as EDUC 386
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 390 - Atlantic Africa 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 390
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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BWS 391 - Apartheid in South Africa 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 391
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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BWS 401 - Topics in Black World Studies 3 hours
This course is designed to cover topics that do not get enough attention in a regular class setting, and so, need to be explored further. Guest speakers, experts in various aspects of the realities of life in the black world will be featured. Students may select approved topics to research and present to the class for discussion.
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BWS 410 - Black World Seminar 3 hours
This course is usually taken in the senior year. Students will be asked to synthesize their knowledge of black world experience from various disciplines and the book club. They will also be using their multicultural techniques to demonstrate their skills in research and presentation.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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BWS 450 - Independent Study 1-8 hours
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BWS 455 - Internship 1-8 hours
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CAS 130 - Introduction to Design Applications 3 hours
Listed also as ART 208 .
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CAS 146 - Multimedia Web Production 3 hours
Students will learn about multimedia software applications and tools for the manipulation of text, image, audio, and video data. J
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CAS 155 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 hours
This class is an introduction to the principles and effective practices of oral communication. This class will familiarize students with both the hows and whys of effective speechmaking. The students will deliver speeches in a variety of basic forms. Through this class students will become better consumers and providers of public communication.
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CAS 160 - Voice and Diction 3 hours
Listed also as THEA 160 .
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CAS 180 - Communication: Personal, Social, and Career Focus 3 hours
This introductory course will include theory, techniques, and practical exercises in intrapersonal and interpersonal communication, covering a variety of social and work situations. The Myers-Briggs character and temperament types, as well as Stephen Covey’s personal leadership text will be covered in full. Students will create a personal mission statement based on The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. CC
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CAS 200 - Business and Professional Speech 3 hours
Student participation in realistic communication activities, giving presentations in various communication situations. CC
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CAS 204 - Introduction to Communication Theory and Practice 3 hours
This survey course introduces students to the underlying assumptions and theories used to explain communication in a variety of everyday contexts, including rhetorical and communication studies, mass communication and journalism, and organizational communication and public relations. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between theory and practice so that students will understand the implications of communication in their individual lives and in their communities.
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CAS 205 - Masterpieces of the Cinema 3 hours
This course will be devoted to works that have withstood the test of time. Films will be such works as Citizen Kane, The Godfather, and Casablanca, as well as works from European cinema. The course will focus on the merits of each work, as well as what the films reflect about society and individual values.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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CAS 207 - Contemporary American Film 3 hours
This course covers landmark films from the 1960s through the 2000s. Included are works by Martin Scorsese, the Coen brothers, David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, and others. Attention will be given to the reworking of older genres and the sociopolitical aspects of new cinema.
Listed also as AMST 207 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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CAS 208 - Rhetoric and Popular Culture 3 hours
This course uses a rhetorical lens to examine the impact popular cultural texts-including everything from film and television to the Internet and comic books-have on our daily lives. That is, rather than assuming popular culture is “merely entertainment” this course examines how these “texts” act to persuade and influence us by studying theoretical bases for the study of popular culture through a rhetorical lens and teaching skills for how to critically engage with that which surrounds us every day. RC/CS
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CAS 217 - Race and Communication 3 hours
In this course, students will learn that race and culture are related concepts but not necessarily synonymous, and this crucial distinction can inform and impact the way individuals from different racial backgrounds communicate with one another. This course utilizes a foundational standpoint that historically situates race as both a sociocultural construct and (to a lesser extent) a biological reality in an effort to examine and explore issues of privilege that often arise from the rhetoric surrounding the concept of race. In an effort to help students understand how prevailing notions of racial identity can affect communication of all kinds, they will be asked to engage with and analyze public discourses regarding interracial communication from a variety of cultural and historical contexts. Ultimately, students will learn that while interracial communication functions as one aspect of the larger field of intercultural studies, such communication must nevertheless be considered through various lenses, such as ethnic and national identities. CC
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CAS 218 - Family and Health Communication 3 hours
Family and Health Communication will provide an opportunity for understanding how communication around health; develops, maintains, enriches, or limits family relationships. Class members will be exposed to the interconnection and communication complexities of family and health communication. CC
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CAS 219 - The Road Movie in American Life 3 hours
This course will focus on how road travel has been represented in the American cinema. The aim is to understand what the road signifies in culture and its relationship to concepts of freedom, individuality and adventure. Films include: Easy Rider, Thelma and Louise, and the Mad Max series.
Listed also as AMST 223 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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CAS 220 - Film Criticism 3 hours
This in-depth course gives students an advanced understanding of film as a complex cultural medium of mass communication through the discussion of a variety of important theoretical and critical approaches. This class emphasizes the complex social and psychological roles film plays in society and the interrelationships between films and audiences. RC/CS
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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CAS 222 - Mass Media and Society 3 hours
An examination of the production, construction, and consumption of mass media in American society and the role that media forms and representations play in the production and reproduction of systems of inequality, culture, and ideology; emphasis on the critical/cultural analysis of the ways in which class, race, ethnicity, gender, age, and sexuality are shaped, reshaped, and represented in popular culture and media. RC/CS
Listed also as SOC 222 and AMST 222 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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CAS 224 - Radio Broadcasting 3 hours
This is a hands-on course in radio broadcasting, management, writing, and production. J
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CAS 225 - Fans and Fan Communities 3 hours
Understanding who the recipients of a message are is important in a variety of professional contexts. Increasingly, the recipients being communicated to are “fans”. Knowing fans and keeping them happy can be the difference between success and failure. Why is that? What is the power that fans, and the communities they form, hold? This completely online course will work to answer these questions by delving into questions such as what are fans, what are fan communities, and what is their role in the modern world of media, pop culture, and consumerism. The course will cover topics of defining fandom, creating and maintaining fans, understanding fan activities, and exploring how being a fan impacts society, culture, economics, and more. RC/CS
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CAS 226 - Introduction to Film Studies 3 hours
This course introduces students to basic concepts that will enable them both to appreciate and to analyze films on their own. Lectures will illustrate techniques such as editing, camera movement, composition, sound, lighting, color, and special effects. The course will demonstrate how these techniques create meaning.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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CAS 227 - Deconstructing Disney 3 hours
This course will look at all aspects of the Disney empire: early cartoons, classic fairytales, and recent animated features. Attention will also be given to the commercialization of Disney products and the development of theme parks. Focus will be placed on what the creative works reveal about American ideology, gender, race, and nation.
Listed also as AMST 227
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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CAS 229 - Magazine Writing 3 hours
Students will learn to write in a range of magazine and newspaper feature styles. J
Prerequisite(s): CAS 256 and sophomore standing.
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CAS 230 - Television Production 3 hours
This is a basic laboratory experience in television production. J
Prerequisite(s): CAS 226
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CAS 234 - Digital Communication: Technology and Criticism 3 hours
This class critically examines the current and future digital technologies used for interpersonal and mass communication. Students will learn how these technologies are designed, how their design impacts how they are used, what impact they have on society and culture, and what impact we can have using them. J
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CAS 236 - Web Design I 3 hours
Listed also as ART 227 .
Prerequisite(s): CAS 130 .
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CAS 237 - Introduction to Graphic Design I 3 hours
Listed also as ART 240 .
Prerequisite(s): CAS 130 .
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CAS 238 - Games and Game Design 3 hours
From social games and virtual worlds to board games and card games, games are increasingly being used for purposes other than entertainment. But what has to be considered to design a game for entertainment versus for education? This blended course will tackle these questions by focusing on how to design games. Students will have the opportunity to develop their own ideas for a game. In online readings and discussions, students will explore the theories and concepts behind games and game design, such as game mechanics and game motives. In weekly class meetings, students will play and discuss various types of gaming media. RC/CS
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CAS 239 - Television Production II 3 hours
Advanced laboratory experience in television production. J
Prerequisite(s): CAS 230 .
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CAS 240 - Self and Society 3 hours
An examination of the social science paradigms that address how human action and human actors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. This course emphasizes the social construction of self and the social context of everyday behavior in terms of class, race, ethnicity, gender, and age and will address the following themes: the development of the social self, socialization and identity, attitude formation and change, prejudice, conformity, and the determinants of attraction. CC
Listed also as SOC 240 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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CAS 241 - Family Communication 3 hours
This course explores the communication concepts of effective interaction in the family, including verbal and nonverbal communication, family meetings as a mode of communication, and casual barriers to effective communication. CC
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CAS 244 - News Media Editing 3 hours
Students will learn the essentials of managing news media organizations, editing stories and photos, and packaging news. J
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and CAS 256 .
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CAS 245 - Introduction to Social Change and Leadership 3 hours
This course undertakes an in-depth study of the seven values of the Social Change Model of Leadership Development, specifically focused on developing leaders on college campuses. Through discussion, speakers, service projects, and research, the students will gain knowledge and awareness of the root causes of some of the social issues facing society today and will develop leadership skills to facilitate social change in those issues in their lives. CC
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CAS 246 - Art of Leadership 3 hours
An analysis of the field of leadership and achievement of organizational goals in business organizations, as well as in non-profit and educational institutions. Students will learn the steps to super leadership and the practices of exemplary leadership. CC
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CAS 248 - African-Americans and the Media 3 hours
Listed also as BWS 241
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CAS 250 - Interpersonal Communications 3 hours
Concepts and insights for better understanding of the dynamics of face-to-face interpersonal relations. Students experiment and practice ways of improving communication patterns. CC
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